A significant seismic event occurred in Japan, according to reports from the country's meteorological agency. The event was a powerful earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Japan.

Details of the earthquake's impact are not available in this brief, but it is known that the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.9.

For more information on this earthquake, readers can refer to the full report from the meteorological agency, as available from ABC13 Houston (KTRK).